GriD architects Annapolis Waterfront home design named a spa creek marvel of architecture

April 2020

The owners found the Annapolis neighborhood of Eastport along Spa Creek provided them with the eclectic feel that resonated with them, however the narrowness of the lot would present itself as a challenge. GriD architects saw this not as an issue, but as a genesis for creativity. 

That forced us into a plan where we plugged the garage into the volume of the house and that created this moment where the garage roof was right in front of the study/living space (on the second floor), which became a natural place for a greenroof.

It’s interesting trying to blend an industrial aesthetic with a waterfront aesthetic. The wood was a very coastal kind of strategy—we thought that the warmth of the wood and the balance of that against the corrugated metal [would work].

We saw the house as a threshold between the street and the water.

This was accomplished with the implementation of large glass sliding doors in the living room and dining room. While the spaces themselves aren’t huge, they will, in essence, function together on a beautiful day to provide an easy flow from inside to out. The warm and inviting main living space is punctuated with an eye-defying floating staircase and a custom-built, one-of-a-kind fireplace that the architects also took part in creating.  

“I’ve got the water on one side and the fire on the other. How can you possibly beat that?!”

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